Stoner to ride at 2013 Phillip Island MotoGP

Last year's Australian MotoGP winner will join fellow Aussie champs and racing legends Mick Doohan and Wayne Gardner in a lap of honour of the Phillip Island circuit ahead of the main race action.

All three will ride together in what Australian Grand Prix organisers are calling a 'once-in-a-lifetime display for fans'.

"The 2012 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix was a fairytale ending to my MotoGP career," Stoner said.

"It will be nice to take to the track with Mick and Wayne this year without the pressure of competing. I look forward to enjoying it and mixing with the fans that have supported me throughout my career."

Casey has won the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix for the last six years in a row - in 115 MotoGP outings Stoner started on pole 39 times, set 29 fastest laps and took 69 podium finishes. He won 38 times; only Rossi, his great compatriot Giacomo Agostini and our own Mick Doohan stand above him on the all-time premier-class winners' list.

Stoner will be joined by Gardner and Doohan on Sunday, October 20 for the demo laps, just moments before the start of the 2013 Tissot Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, in which a new King of Phillip Island will be crowned.

Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, Andrew Westacott, said that the Champions' Parade Laps will be nothing short of momentous.

"Casey has set Phillip Island alight, and thrilled our fans, time and time again. Seeing him one more time on his favourite track flanked by Mick and Wayne will be a unique and electrifying opportunity for fans of all ages," he said.

The 2013 Tissot Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix takes place at Phillip Island October 18 - 20.
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